Not great news if you happen to own a security camera made by Trendnet. A flaw in the software can allow anyone to view your camera feed even if you followed the instructions and password protected the device when it was set up. Trendnet is supposed to be working on a firmware update to fix this issue but hasn't released any kind of a formal statement to its customers as to when this security patch will be released. They also haven't indicated the specific cameras that are affected by the "coding error" which opens up your cameras line of sight to anyone on the internet (well, anyone who has the time on their hands or the knowledge of how to do it). My advice would be to unplug your camera until Trendnet issues some kind of statement and more importantly, a fix. Even then, I might think about what you are pointing it at in the future.

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